Hunts Tomato Sauce, 8 oz - $.39 w/in-ad couponBuy 11 – they will ring up as $.99 before coupon11/$10.89- $6.60 from in-ad coupons- $5.00 Easy Saver Rebate (when you spend $10)= -$.71*I’m going to look into this some more b/c on second thought, it might be $10 before coupons*

And don’t forget about the free after rebate items for the month of March:Axe Shampoo, Conditioner or Stylers, 2.64 to 12 oz: up to $6.99Advanced Memory Formula, 45 Softgels: up to $19.99Walgreens Extra Strength Quickgels, 20 pack: up to $2.99

This is just the beginning! There are a TON of coupons out there that will score you a lot of cheap and FREE items. I'll look a bit more tomorrow for more internet coupons, but here is what I found tonight. Click here for my previous post on the Kmart double coupon promotion.

*You may want to check with your K-Mart as to their internet coupon policy. These just recently began accepting printed coupons, but some have caveats such as, only coupons printed in black and white. Before you spend a lot of time printing out coupons, just give them a call first**Also, if you are looking for a specific coupon, try Coupon Mom or A Full Cup, and search their databases for printable coupons*

Here are two more FREE samples! By the way, we had another freebie in our mailbox today. I just love coming home to that! We received the Chocolate Quaker Ricecakes today. I managed to hide it in my purse before Boo or Bubba saw it.

Click here to get your FREE sample of Aquafresh Toothpaste and click here to get your FREE sample of Gain laundry detergent.

**EDIT** In addition to getting a FREE DVD, you can also get a FREE Thomas the Train! I can't even tell you how happy that will make Bubba. He can add it to his collection of 500 + trucks, trains, planes, etc. Click here to print out this coupon (thanks to Freebies4mom for the coupon link).

We are big on Little People in our house. Boo calls them "my kids" and likes to line them all up for storytime. It's cute moments like those that convince me I should keep her for at least a few more years. Tomorrow, March 21st, from 12:00 to 2:00, there will be a 50th birthday celebration at Toys R Us, and the activities include coloring, storytime, playtime, and a FREE Little People DVD.

I will be busy but I'm going to do my best to try to talk the hubby into taking Boo and Bubba. I'll let ya know how that talk goes.

I don't know about you, but we go through sippies like crazy. Either they are "lost" and then found months later jammed into dresser drawer, or broken when used as a bat in an impromptu indoor game of baseball. Clearly, there is never a dull moment at our house. If you register at Juicy Juice's website, you will receive a FREE sippy cup. I registered for this months ago and received it only 2 weeks later, so you will definitely get it, and hopefully fast.

Also, you can receive a FREE work-out towel from Self Magazine by mailing a receipt showing purchases of 2+ Garnier Fructis products. I got 5 FREE Garnier Fructis products last week from Walgreens, so I'll definitely take advantage of this. Not that I work-out ever, but hey, I could always use an extra towel to mop up the various spillages that occur.

Old Navy has had a "coupon game" all month where they hide coupons on Old Navy Weekly, and you search for the high value ones. In weeks past, the two big ones were $75 off $100 and $50 off $100. Because of the mass hysteria that ensued, they won't have those high value ones this week, and will resume them again in April. But this week, there are still a ton that are available to print (you can only print one)

Here is a list of the coupons and the location where they are hidden (compiled by an awesome poster at A Full Cup):$10 off $50 - On the bottom left of the page, click on the "share site" blue box link...Then click on the DIGG icon (thanks anonymous reader!!)$5 off $25 - Red Basketball or Blue Frisbee or Women's head at bottom in yellow circle$5 off $50 - To the left of the woman's shoulder in the blue shirt on the top left15% off any purchase - Click on Boys Authentic Cargo Short on lower left10% off any purchase - "They go for a stroll" or "They do what we do" or man's blue shirt or Old Navy Weekly on top left

Click here to begin hunting! Let me know if you find the $10 off $50, or if I find it, I will update.

I've got to be honest, I wasn't sure what these were at first, but after reading about them, they are pretty flippin' neat! For $23.99, you get THREE Solar Emergency Radio Flashlights. In addition to being a flashlight and radio, they also charge any portable devices, such as cell phones, and has a flashing emergency light with a siren. They seem perfect for an emergency situation.

These suckers usually retail for $119.97. Click here for more information.

Today is the first day of spring (sure doesn't feel like it, right?), so be sure to go to Rita's between noon and 10 p.m. to get your FREE water ice! Nothing like a delicious water ice, on a cold spring day.

Get your FREE breakfast at Ikea today during their normal breakfast hours (ours is from 9:30 -10:30).

Huggies Diapers, Jumbo Pack - $9.99- $3/1 or $5/1 printable (print from my coupons.com widget at the top right corner of the page)- $2.00 Single Check Rebate from Rite Aid= $2.99 to $4.99 per pack!

Huggies Wipes Refill - $6.99- $3/1 or $5/1 printable (print from my coupons.com widget at the top right corner of the page)= $1.99 - $3.99

Kotex Pads, Pantiliners, Tampons - 2/$6(any two of the following three coupons, depending on what you get)- $.75 MC for Tampons- $.75 MC for Pantiliners- $1.00 MC for Pads- $1.00 Single Check Rebate from Rite Aid= 2/$3.25 - $3.50

I underestimated the coolness of this deal, especially because we go through so much cereal and granola bars each week. I'm definitely going to go back before Sunday to stock up on some more. Here's the math:

The internet coupons posted above can be printed twice by hitting "back" on your browser, but you are limited to two. But just print them out again at another computer and you'll get two more. Also, there are tons of Quaker product coupons from Smart Source and _____ (blanking on the other newspaper coupon insert), so you can customize this deal according to what you need. Unfortunately, this was the only deal that I had posted about that I got to take advantage of. Like I mentioned, my store doesn't usually follow the trend for sale and clearance items. But I was happy with my little purchase!

Starting this Sunday, Kmart will double coupons up to $2! This means that if you have a $2 coupon, it will be doubled up to $4. That's. Seriously. Awesome.

Not every store is participating in this though, so click here to look up your nearest store, and if you see a red box in the bottom left of the ad that says "Super Double Manufacturer's Coupons," then you are in luck! Also, you are limited to 75 coupons per transaction.

I'm going to scour the ad later tonight, and start finding all those high value coupons to use. Check back later!

I just recently discovered Schnoop. Basically, it is an awesome website that features a different deal every day on merchandise at closeout prices. Today it is a men's black Fossil watch for $39.99. The original retail prices is $135! I almost wish Al needed a new watch just so I could take advantage of this sale.

Edit: In my excitement, I forgot to post a link. That might be helpful, right? Click here to check it out.

Pizza is really one of the only things that Boo and Bubba will consistently eat, along with nelly-pops (lollipops in Boo talk), gummies, and ice cream. You know, all that healthy stuff. So needless to say, I was pretty happy when I saw this coupon.

From now through May 31st, kids can make their own FREE pizza with the purchase of any adult entree. Click here to print your coupon.

There's a manufacturer's coupon for $1/2 Tyson Anytizers, so you could get two for $.70! These suckers are usually $3 + at my grocery store, so regardless of whether you have coupons on not, stock up!

**Edit: Also, there is a promotional code you can use at Walgreens online to receive 17% off of your purchase. It might be a good idea to stock up on diapers and/or formula! Some of the items ship for free (you will see a green "ships for free" truck), or will ship for free after you spend $50.**

This sounds awesome! From now until April 15th, you can register to win a 3 day, 2 night VIP trip to Las Vegas. The prize package includes airfare, 2 night stay at the MGM Grand, limousine transfer, dinners, show tickets, and VIP passes.

Click here and here for previously posted Target deals.**Again, not every store will have the same prices. Mine is usually slow to mark things down. But I’m definitely going to check it out this afternoon for the Crayola and craft sales.**

3.18.2009

Alright, I know that this offer is currently on hold because they were bombarded by registrations, but *maybe* they'll offer it again. At any rate, it wouldn't hurt to stalk their site for a while to see if the products get re-stocked.

If it becomes available again, you would receive two boneless chicken breasts, two boneless pork chops, two gourmet steak burgers, and a reusable cooler for FREE.

I *heart* Ikea. Not only do I love their furniture and other household accessories, I love their food. Their frozen yogurt is ridiculously good, and comes in handy when bribing the kids to behave. Yeah, we are totally those parents.

Starting this Friday through Sunday, they will offer a FREE breakfast and coffee during their breakfast hours (at our store it is from 9:30 -10:30 a.m.). Click here for more info.

I know this is more than a month away, but at the ripe old age of 27, my memory is pretty shot. If I don't post this now, I'll completely forget about it and that would be a travesty. Ice cream is my favorite sweet treat, and at $.31/scoop, I can stuff my face for under a dollar.

I am in dire need of some new clothes. I am ridiculously frugal when it comes to buying clothes for myself. Case in point, when I was pregnant with Bubba, I couldn't zipper my winter jacket up around my belly, but I wore it anyway, just with my big ol' belly stickin out. Hot, right?

I went to Old Navy this past weekend with my 30% off coupon, but everything was pretty picked over. Fingers crossed, I will have better luck this weekend with Aeropostale. Otherwise, I'm going to need to stock up on some safety pins, or learn how to sew. Hopefully it won't come to that.

Click here for a chance to win $1,000. All you have to do is vote for who you think should win the Lifetime Clean Start Challenge.

Click here for a chance to win a trip to New York City worth $15,500 through the Ziploc Fresh Starts Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will receive a package that includes a makeover, fitness apparel, a health club membership and much more!

Click here to get a FREE reusable Nature's Source tote bag. This freebie is limited to the first 18,000 registrants so hurry up!

If anyone wins that $1,000 or trip, my fee is a 10% of the value of the prize. Kidding. Good luck!

My phone has once again excelled at being sucky, so this code is courtesy of Deal Seeking Mom. Today only if you enter the code GTL456 at any Redbox location, your movie will be free. And as Deal Seeking Mom pointed out, this code is good once per credit/debit card, so use multiple cards to receive multiple free movies! Click over here for more information on Redbox.

There is a ton of stuff that has been reported as marked down or clearanced at Target. I hope you have luck at your stores with these deals because mine never seem to follow the trend. But it doesn't hurt to look because if your store has the same prices, you can get some great deals! I'll post the sale items now, and edit as I find coupons to match. Remember, you can stack a manufacturer's coupon with a target coupon, essentially using up to TWO coupons per item.

Maybelline New York Eyeliner - $1.41- $2/1 peelie (sticker on the item)= better than FREE

L'Oreal Endliss Lip Color - $2.19- $2/1 manufacturer's coupon= $.19

Ragu Pasta Sauce - $1.52

Softsoap hand soap - $.98- $.75 Target coupon= $.23

**Some of these Target coupons that I mentioned are not available for print anymore, so unless you printed them out already or received a Target coupon booklet in the mail, you won't have them. I'll keep updating with more deals as I find them**

3.17.2009

I've been printing these high value coupons out like a crazy woman from my computers at work and at home because as I mentioned, Bubba tears through diapers. Probably has something to do with all that cereal he is eating (see previous post). You are limited to two copies per coupon but every time they are reset, you can get two more!

These coupons came in handy last week when I stocked up at Huggies at Walgreens, and again this weekend when I got wipes at Target. At Target, the Huggies gentle care wipes were marked down to $5.29, and with a $5 coupon, those bad boys cost us a measley $0.29. Love it! Scroll through my coupons.com widget at the top right of my page to print them directly from my website

Was I the only one who stood in line last year for my free water ice? I didn't know until recently that water ice is a Philadelphia thing. Philadelphia has the best stuff, right?! Cream cheese, cheesesteaks, water ice, Rocky. But I digress.

If you've never tried it before, what better time than when it is free? This Friday, March 20th (the first day of spring), Rita's will give you a FREE water ice from noon to 10:00 p.m. My personal favorite flavors are raspberry lemonade and pina colada. Who's with me?

Another freebie I saw was for a FREE sample of Total Cranberry Crunch cereal. This sample has Bubba's name all over it. That boy powers through 3 bowls of cereal every morning. The rest of us are lucky if we get any. But he's cute, so we'll keep him.

This isn't a freebie, but it's pretty dang close! Right now in honor of their 70th anniversary, Glamour is offering a year's subscription for $1.50. That's 12 issues for $1.50! I'm so excited about all these free and close-to-free magazines that will soon be arriving to my mailbox. Now if only I could find the time to read them....

3.16.2009

Remember my reaction to that cute ViX tote earlier today? (Did you sign up for yours yet, by the way?) Well my hubby had the same reaction when these coupons landed in my in-box this afternoon. Arby's is his third favorite place to eat, after Chick-fil-A and his mom's house. I think I come in fourth. Maybe. I hope.

More FREE stuff! If you register to become a member of Victoria's Secret Pink Nation, you will receive two coupons: one for $10 off any $35 Pink purchase, and one for a free gift. I can't be certain, but a little birdie told me that the free gift is a beach bag valued at $19.50. Don't quote me on that though. It may come as a surprise, but I am wrong from time to time. But don't tell my husband that.

Click here to register for your two coupons, and then click on "Pink Nation."*Alright, I can't get that link to work so just type in vspink(dot)com, and then click on Pink Nation. Sorry!*

I love magazines but they were one of the things that got the ax when we decided to be more frugal. Sadly, my four year relationship with US Weekly had to end, but thanks to gossip sites like Perez Hilton and D-listed, I've survived. However, if someone is going to be giving me a subscription to a magazine, I would never be so rude as to turn that down! CBS is offering a FREE one year subscription to Watch! Magazine, and the free subscriptions are limited to the first 50,000 registrants. Offer ends April 29, 2009.

Granola bars are my favorite mid-morning snack to eat while I chug down my second (or third, depending on the day) cup of coffee. Click here to receive a free sample of Quaker True Delights granola bar. I'll have to fight Boo and Bubba over this free sample, as they are also fans of "g-nolllllll bahs." Of course I'm kidding. I'll totally let them have a small bite before I polish it off.

We love movies. Prior to having kids and living the frugal life, we would buy a few DVDs a month, and go to the movies quite frequently. Because the cost of movie tickets is now the same amount as our monthly water bill, we rely on rentals. Instead of going to Blockbuster where the charge is upwards of $4, we go to our local Redbox to rent movies for $1.

If you've never used Redbox, this is how it works. You find a Redbox location in your area, pay the $1 rental fee, and then return it by 9:00 p.m. the following day to ANY Redbox location of your choosing. If you want to keep it an extra day, don't get around to watching it, or somehow lose it for a short period of time because your daughter is going through a kleptomania phase, your credit card will be charged $1/extra day. So don't worry about any exorbitant late fees.

If you join their email network, you will receive a promotion code to get a FREE rental. And if you join their SMS network, you will receive a promotion code to get a FREE rental every Monday. I signed up for that but my phone is notoriously sucky so I should get today's promotion code by Friday afternoon if I'm lucky.

When you sign up here for a Betty Crocker email newsletter, you will receive a free sample of Warm Delight Minis. The Molten Chocolate Cake looks ridiculously good. Is it too early to start thinking about lunch yet?

Restaurant.com is offering another great promotion! Right now through Monday, March 23rd, you can purchase $25 restaurant gift certificates for only $4. And for a limited time, you get a FREE $10 gift certificate with every order. All you have to do is enter the discount code GREEN at checkout and hit "apply."

Click on the link below to search for restaurants in your area and take advantage of this awesome offer! And click here for more information about Restaurant.com

3.15.2009

I do NOT have a green thumb. I kill every plant that comes into my house which is why I've enforced a no-roses-on-Valentine's-Day rule. Hubby did not abide by that rule this past V-day, and sadly, those roses died an untimely death.

Anywho, I've been tossing around the idea of growing some herbs. I figure start small, kill small. Kidding. But I saw this promotion that Campbells is having now for free Campbell's tomato seeds, and I love it! I love the idea that I can put them in a Campbell's soup can, and hopefully, they will be moved to a pot, and then to a garden. I have the feeling that Boo and Bubba would love this as well. Well maybe just Boo. Bubba is going through a "destroy everything in sight" phase. Boys are awesome.

I packed up Boo this morning for our weekly Sunday early-morning excursion to Walgreens. I wasn't able to get a lot of what I wanted but I did stock up on more diapers which we seem to be tearing through lately.

2 packages of Walgreens Premium Diapers: $9.00(If I had the coveted pharmacy coupon book, they would have been 2/$5.00. grrrr)

Wet Ones Wipes: $1.99, w/in-ad coupon- $.75 MC= $1.24

My total was $10.24 and I used a $10 RR from last week, so my total out-of-pocket was $.24. I really didn't get everything that I had hoped I would but I did save $18.76. My favorite cashier rang us up, and he was raving about me to the customer behind me. He is always in awe of my savings, and last week he called me a "smart shopper." I can't tell you how much I loved hearing that because I really do work hard to try to save our family as much money as possible.

The cheapest Dove products that I saw were the bars of soap for $1.24 but of course there weren't any left. I'm hoping they will be re-stocked because all Dove products are 25% off, so that would make them $.93. You need to buy 8 to get the $10 in Register Rewards. After buying 8, your total out-of-pocket would be $7.44, so this would be a $2.56 money-maker!

I'll be stalking my Walgreens for that soap but other than that, it will be a slow week for me =)

The first time I ever tried Bare Escentuals was when I met one of my online mom friends for the first time. She and I prowled a mall in Chicago trying to stay warm, and she talked me into getting a makeover. I fell in love with their products and love how light-weight the make-up is on my face. If you have never tried their products before, now is the time!

They are currently offering a FREE 10-day foundation sample. Under this special limited-time offer, you will receive Bare Minerals SPF 15 foundation, and brush. To get the products, you can either visit one of their stores, or pay for shipping to have it sent directly to you. I just completed my order and for $4.19, I will receive a Peace and Love Sampling, and a Rare Moisturizer Sample Packet. Can't wait!